Record revealed
Accident register for the North Eastern Railway Company
These record books reveal the substantial dangers to passengers – and for those operating trains – in the first decades that public railways existed.
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Aberfan Disaster: cost of rescue operation
Catalogue reference: BD 61/15
What’s it about?
This record is about the Aberfan Disaster: cost of rescue operation dating from 1966-1967 in the series Welsh Office: Finance Division: Registered Files (F and FD Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BD 61/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Aberfan Disaster: cost of rescue operation
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- FD 293
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Disasters and emergencies
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C475718/
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Series information
BD 61
Welsh Office: Finance Division: Registered Files (F and FD Series)
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